Evansville - Donald G. Schroeder, 87, of Evansville, IN passed away Friday, October 11, 2019, at West River Health Campus. Donald was born on October 27, 1931, in Evansville, Indiana.

Don graduated from Reitz High School, Class of 1950. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Signal Corps. Don worked 32 years for Bunny Bread, 10 years for Uncle Charlie's Meat Company, and retired from Lewis Bakery. He was a member of St. Joseph Parish Vanderburgh County, where he was an Eucharistic Minister. Don was an avid hunter, fisherman, golfer, and bowler. In recent years, he loved viewing wildlife, planting his garden, cooking and watching Fox News. He liked things his way.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Elizabeth Schroeder; son, Mark Schroeder; former wife, Bobbie "Jessie" Schroeder; sister, Beverly Salmon; and brother, James Schroeder.

Don's family extends a special "thank you" to the staff of Kindred Hospice for their care.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 18, 2019, at St. Joseph Parish Vanderburgh County, 6202 W. St. Joseph Road, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Alexander West Chapel and Friday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the church.

Sorry to hear about Don's passing Don was one of the really good guys in this world.I worked with him at Lewis Bakeries and we made a few golf trips to Myrtle Beach SC. In the 90'SWhat I enjoyed most about Don was hid stories he told. The TV show Fact Fiction could make a whole season on Don's stories.My favorite (short version) was when he jumped out of his tree stand on the back of a deer and eventually killed it with his knife. REALLY DON??So if he told a story about wrestling or killing alligators in SC welllll there were times he would disappear. I leave it to you to believe.